Law versus politics on the Supreme Court Thomas Fu May 1, 2014 1 Comment There is a sharp divide in the Court, for instance, on the question of whether the Constitution’s meaning should remain fixed (a position most often associated with Justices Scalia and Thomas) or... Read More »
Supreme Court to clarify limits on executing the mentally disabled David Friedman April 17, 2014 0 Comments From a broader perspective, Florida contends that it is simply inappropriate to defer to the private medical community for a constitutional judgment of such importance. If such a delegation of... Read More »
Bridging the civilian-military gap Lindsay Funk November 14, 2013 0 Comments In honor of Veterans Day, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Stanford professor David Kennedy ’63 spoke on Monday about the danger posed by the widening gap between civilians and the military... Read More »
Adam Johnson, professor of English, wins fiction Pulitzer Edward Ngai April 15, 2013 1 Comment Adam Johnson, associate professor of english, has won this year's Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his novel "The Orphan Master's Son," a story set in North Korea under Kim Jong-Il. The Pulitzer Prizes,... Read More »
Election 2012 class innovative, ‘far from perfect’ Angela Zhang December 4, 2012 2 Comments Every Tuesday night leading up to the Nov. 6 presidential election, Cemex Auditorium was packed with a mixed student population of undergraduate, graduate and continuing studies students. Read More »
Obama re-elected, turns focus to second term Marshall Watkins November 7, 2012 0 Comments Four years after then-Senator Barack Obama rode an unprecedented wave of enthusiasm and optimism all the way to his election as the first African-American president of the United States, the... Read More »
War policy offers edge for Obama Marshall Watkins May 30, 2012 0 Comments Foreign policy will likely be a “net plus” for President Barack Obama in the upcoming 2012 election, Professor Emeritus of History David Kennedy asserted Tuesday evening to a packed Bechtel... Read More »
Water in the West Josh Hoyt May 16, 2012 0 Comments Water in the West, formed in January 2010, is a joint program by the Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West. It aims to engage in research and policy... Read More »